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I guess you could say he turned a Firebird into a Fiero.... by 2.5
Started on: 05-04-2018 03:46 PM
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Last post by: Patrick on 10-28-2018 10:48 PM
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Report this Post05-04-2018 03:46 PM Click Here to See the Profile for 2.5Send a Private Message to 2.5Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
...Except with a kit body of some Ferrari - ish looking sort on the outside.
Interesting video.

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Report this Post05-08-2018 11:32 PM Click Here to See the Profile for PatrickSend a Private Message to PatrickEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post

All that work... and it's an automatic. That just ruins it for me. Gotta admire his skills though.
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Originally posted by Patrick:


All that work... and it's an automatic. That just ruins it for me. Gotta admire his skills though.


I agree, also I actually wish it still looked like a Firebird, instead of the body kit.
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Originally posted by 2.5:

I actually wish it still looked like a Firebird, instead of the body kit.


I don't mind the body kit, but I wouldn't have chosen the 180° firing order exhaust headers that he installed. He's been roasted multiple times in the YouTube comments for making this beast of a V8 sound like a V6.
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Report this Post05-16-2018 04:37 PM Click Here to See the Profile for BlacktreeClick Here to visit Blacktree's HomePageSend a Private Message to BlacktreeEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Yeah, it sounds like a 3800. LOL

That said, the bodywork and mid-engine conversion are pretty cool.

Edit to add: for anyone else watching the video, the engine doesn't start up until around the 18:00 mark. The first 18 minutes is the owner describing the build in an extremely long-winded fashion, while saying "uhh" every 2-3 seconds.

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The first 18 minutes is the owner describing the build in an extremely long-winded fashion, while saying "uhh" every 2-3 seconds.


Yeah, I didn't want to say anything ... but I couldn't believe how painful it was trying to listen to the guy. I admit to fast-forwarding to near the end of the video, just to hear the engine... and then that was a disappointment as well.
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Report this Post05-18-2018 02:32 PM Click Here to See the Profile for 2.5Send a Private Message to 2.5Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
It is weird the idle sounded good until he accelerated.
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On the one hand, I admire the quality of the work and the attention to detail. But the final product is massively underwhelming. A 4500lb car with a yesteryear drivetrain stuffed in the ass-end of a poor Ferrari-esque body? I know the 3rd gen F-bodies are pretty heavy to start with, but adding nearly 1,000 pounds seems criminal. If it made 1200hp or something you'd say, hey, ok, but 650? From 604ci? That's only 65hp/l - it makes me cringe. I'll bet a totally stock 2018 Camaro SS would smoke it in every way.

Also, just a personal annoyance, but the assertion that air bag suspension will hold even a candle to a new Ferrari demonstrates complete ignorance about both topics.

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Report this Post10-22-2018 08:27 PM Click Here to See the Profile for sourmashSend a Private Message to sourmashEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
He shoulda bought a GTM.
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Report this Post10-28-2018 10:48 PM Click Here to See the Profile for PatrickSend a Private Message to PatrickEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by sourmash:

He shoulda bought a GTM.


A Google Tag Manager?
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Oh, you mean one of these!




Yeah, not too shabby.
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